Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 3:28 PM PDT (22:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-07-14 22:28:53 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.070° N, 117.071° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.36 · 38 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.36 · 38 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km NE of Independence, California · 3004 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.114km WSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 2997 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2992 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.452 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2984 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.544 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2982 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.153 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.829km ENE of Olancha, CA · 2976 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.73 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 2974 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.658 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2966 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.639 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.139 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.76km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 2950 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2949 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.645km E of Independence, CA · 3008 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.561 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3012 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3025 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.614km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 3025 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00644605 (also filed as us2000g57t). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.